Pet Info

Desexing male dogs- the advantages

1) Prevent wandering and fighting

Entire male dogs search for female dogs in season. Unfortunately, many have an encounter with a motor vehicle or other dogs (with the same idea) leading to fights and visits to the veterinarian. Desexing makes him a more "homely" pet.

2) Prevent embarrassing behaviour

Male dogs can display some forms of behaviour that are unsociable, the more common ones being:

Aggression- a desexed dog is less inclined to be aggressive in nature.

Mating on people’s legs, or other objects.

Marking territory with urine whilst on walks, so that nearly every post or tree has his scent on it.

3) Prevent "male" diseases

Older male dogs can suffer from a number of problems caused by testosterone (the male hormone). The more serious of these conditions include:

Hernias

Testicular cancer

Perianal cancer (tumours of the skin around the anus)

Prostate enlargement and cancer

Desexing at an early age prevents Testosterone from causing these serious diseases.